Message from the President

It is my distinct honor to share our latest edition of ¡ADELANTE!, which highlights Texas A&M University-San Antonio’s incredible progress and shines a bright light on the future we have before us. A future full of incredible promise for our students, with new facilities, affordable childcare options, new academic offerings and a transformative community space in the form of a student union, is all on our horizon.

Our students reflect our South San Antonio community, and we are proud to offer them unique and inspirational opportunities that will shape their future. This semester, we were honored
to host U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for our 2025 Distinguished Lecture Series, a once-in-a-lifetime event for our students. She reminded us of the power we have, our shared experience through education and that our students can truly achieve anything they believe is possible.

We see this every day across our University as our students excel in their academic journey. Our students in the Ready to Work program are a paramount example of this, as they get hands-on experience that prepares them to launch successful careers that align with their aspirations.

Our faculty are also pushing the boundaries of the known and unknown, delving into emerging technology and the world of artificial intelligence. The breadth of academic fields working on AI research at A&M-San Antonio and the collaboration across our campus to ensure our students are prepared to ethically use and understand AI are extraordinary.

Every day, I hear from students, family members and our community about the impact we are making in
our region. We are meeting high-demand workforce needs in fields like cybersecurity, pre-health and education. We are seeing active and engaged alumni contributing to programs that shaped their personal
and professional lives. We are building and growing our Jaguar Athletics programs.

We have seen tremendous growth at A&M-San Antonio for such a young institution, and we owe so much to Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp for his support of our institution. We wish him well in retirement, but as he retires, this is only the beginning for A&M-San Antonio. I truly feel we are on the precipice of new heights, and I cannot wait for us to go on this journey together.

The stories you will read in ¡ADELANTE! are exemplars of our success, but they only scratch the surface. I invite you to visit campus soon and see for yourself all the progress. You’ll have to excuse our construction, but it’s leading to great things.

Salvador Hector Ochoa, Ph.D.